Posts Tagged ‘Bill Shannon’
Multi-disciplined Bill Shannon Brings Street Dance Experience to ‘Trolley Dances 2016’
Bill Shannon glides through traffic on a skateboard like a slalom skier…
Read More“Don’t Fall” – “CrutchMaster” Bill Shannon Dances, Skateboards, Does Fall
With a congenital deformity in both hips, Bill Shannon needs crutches in order to stand and walk. So he’s come up with a unique way to dance, using Rocker crutches and – whee! – a skateboard. He performs and shares his investigations into “projected narratives” of disability at the White Box this weekend.
Read MoreSpring Dance Calendar 2014: ‘Flowers & Weeds to Pick’
Dance events are wonderfully strange and varied flowers in a “pick your own” garden. Dozens of troupes are presenting dance-theater spiced up with live music, spoken word, puppetry, and art installations. Productions may be fresh and colorful or prickly and dark. You may find a few strange weeds among the flowers – and weeds can be fascinating.
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